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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (17391)	8/14/2009 10:56:45 PM
From: Investor2	Respond to of 103300

BENEFITS FOR SAME-SEX PARTNERS On June 17, 2009, President Obama issued a memorandum requesting the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to extend benefits to qualified same-sex domestic partners of Federal employees as consistent with law. OPM has issued the following notice to assist Federal employees in understanding same-sex domestic partners' eligibility for benefits and leave. -FEDERAL LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE PROGRAM (FLTCIP) OPM is working on regulations to add same-sex domestic partners of Federal and U.S. Postal Service employees and annuitants as qualified relatives eligible to apply for coverage under the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP). Until the regulations are effective, same-sex domestic partners cannot apply for coverage under the FLTCIP. OPM has acknowledged that some news sources have mistakenly stated that same-sex domestic partners can enroll in the FLTCIP now. That is incorrect information. -FEHB, FEGLI, FEDVIP, FSAFEDS Same-sex domestic partner coverage cannot be extended under the FEHB, FEGLI, FEDVIP or FSAFEDS programs without legislation. Therefore the Presidential memorandum does not affect those programs. OPM expects the proposed regulations will be published in the Federal Register this summer, allowing a 30 day public comment period. OPM will review those comments and issue final regulations as soon as possible thereafter. -LEAVE OPM also plans to issue proposed regulations in the near future to modify its definitions of "family member" and "immediate relative" for purposes related to the use of sick leave, funeral leave, voluntary leave transfer, voluntary leave bank, and emergency leave transfer. Specifically, they are adding new definitions of "son and daughter", "parent", and "domestic partner". This proposal will help ensure that agencies are administering leave consistently for a diverse workforce and providing the broadest support possible to help employees balance their increasing work, personal, and family obligations. The proposed regulations on leave will be published in the Federal Register, allowing a 60 day public comment period. OPM will review those comments and issue final regulations as soon as possible thereafter.